Monday, September 26, 2016

Boost child’s concentration?

Eight Tips to enhance child’s concentration?

These days we hear most of parents and teachers talking that
they are unable to get attention from child or he/she is not able to
concentrate. A small child cannot do
much about it because he/she wants to concentrate only on those activities
which are interesting. As we explained in our earlier article on gaming gadgets
we need to do some extra effort to bring back their interest. Can we do something
about it? Yes, we can! The Montessori Method provides us various activities to
help children concentrate better. These activities are filled with fun and frolic but they have direct and indirect aim concentration. Telling a story to a child is a very good way to
get back his concentration. One story telling activity has so many hidden
benefits in it, for example- Sound, Phonics, Vocabulary, Entertainment,
Theater, Culture and Moral values. It is a wonderful method to bring back a
child’s concentration. It should be an interesting session using sounds, soft
toys or even enacting a story.

Image: itsallaboutculture.comWalking on the line’ (a Montessori Method) and
other similar formations help children to concentrate with lots of fun and
learning. This is an activity which aims at benefiting in multiple ways. These activities can easily replicate at home.

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Building blocks or puzzles, which we all are
aware of on a large scale, starts from very young age. This activity helps a lot for better
concentration, but the child should be free to experiment with the blocks and
puzzles as their imagination takes them. The child may need a parent or teacher
to partner with them to keep them motivated during different occasions.

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A ‘Nature walk’ helps children to discover
insects, plants, sunlight etc., helping them to learn about the unknown. This
activity brings back their concentration to a large extent. A ‘Nature walk’
works much better if it is a group activity.

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Montessori provides lots of opportunities to the
child to experiment with himself and explore new material. With the Exercises
of practical life we may find plenty of things where the child can concentrate
and learn with material. For example, we should encourage them to cut
vegetables, roll the dough, dust and tie buttons etc.

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Board games help a child to learn, observe and
calculate. But every child feels bored due to two reasons –firstly, due to the lack
of company and secondly, he/she might not understand the game. Every child
wants to win, and to win they need to understand it better. This is the point
where an adult can help.

Image: www.lifeofasteward.comWe should play games of missing letters or
numbers with them. Its study shows that children get more attracted towards
missing numbers. Make puzzles with the numbers. Use bright colours, animals,
vegetables, and fruits to make it more interesting.

Image: shop.atozteacherstuff.comAbove all, Yoga can provide assured help to
children to concentrate in a much better way. So, if teachers and parents can
partner with each other and teach them yoga, they would definitely get very
good results.

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Allow your child to take his own time in doing things, such as dressing up, eating, washing,etc. Do not interrupt him or hurry him up. Otherwise he cannot develop his concentration skill, which is the most important tool for learning.